Fijn Mekaniek Nelissen automates two Mazak Integrex machines with RoboJob
One of RoboJob’s very first customers, running small series unmanned at weekends
Fijn Mekaniek Nelissen automates two Mazak Integrex machines with RoboJob
Fijn Mekaniek Nelissen in Tongeren, Belgium, machines metal and plastic components, spare parts and prototypes, from single pieces to series. As one of RoboJob’s very first customers, Nelissen has automated since 2011: today with a Turn-Assist 250 on a Mazak Integrex 200 ST and a Pallet-Load on a Mazak Integrex i-250H ST.
Key facts
- Company: Fijn Mekaniek Nelissen NV
- Location: Tongeren, Limburg, Belgium
- Founded: 1990
- Employees: approx. 16
- Industries: Subcontracting, Aerospace
- RoboJob products: Turn-Assist 250, Pallet-Load
- CNC machine brands: Mazak
- Automated machines: Mazak Integrex 200 ST, Mazak Integrex i-250H ST
- RoboJob customer since: 2011
- Key results: one of RoboJob’s very first customers; batches run unmanned at weekends; fast changeover to new small series
Precision mechanics from Tongeren since 1990
Founded in 1990, Fijn Mekaniek Nelissen is a subcontractor for turning, milling and wire EDM, working in metals and plastics. Its team machines components, spare parts and prototypes in single pieces and in small and large series, for industries such as automotive, construction, medical technology, food and aerospace. Since 2013, Nelissen has been EN 9100 certified, allowing it to produce parts directly for aerospace.
One of RoboJob’s very first customers
Nelissen was one of RoboJob’s very first customers. It chose a RoboJob Turn-Assist for automatic loading and unloading of jobs in smaller numbers, on a Mazak Integrex multitasking machine.
“We’ve had no regrets at all in choosing Robojob as automation partner for our machine park. My foreman Georges has nothing but praise for the operation of the Turn-Assist 250 on a Mazak Integrex. The system has just completed a batch on Sunday. The switch-over to a new series of smaller size on Monday also went perfectly well and extremely quickly.”
— Paul Nelissen, CEO, Fijn Mekaniek Nelissen
Two RoboJob systems on Mazak Integrex machines
Later, Nelissen added a RoboJob Pallet-Load on a second Mazak Integrex.
- Mazak Integrex 200 ST with a Turn-Assist 250
- Mazak Integrex i-250H ST with a Pallet-Load
The result: weekend production, fast changeovers
With RoboJob, Nelissen runs batches unmanned over the weekend and switches to new, smaller series quickly and smoothly at the start of the week.
Frequently asked questions
Which machines did Fijn Mekaniek Nelissen automate with RoboJob?
Fijn Mekaniek Nelissen in Tongeren, Belgium, automated a Mazak Integrex 200 ST with a RoboJob Turn-Assist 250 and a Mazak Integrex i-250H ST with a RoboJob Pallet-Load. The company has been a RoboJob customer since 2011.
Can a Mazak Integrex 200 ST be automated?
Yes. Nelissen runs a RoboJob Turn-Assist 250 on a Mazak Integrex 200 ST. Kammerer MedTec automates an Integrex 200 ST with a Turn-Assist Essential, and Lenord+Bauer two Integrex machines with Turn-Assist 250 cells. See all Mazak automation projects.
Can a Mazak Integrex i-250 be automated with a Pallet-Load?
Yes. Nelissen automated a Mazak Integrex i-250H ST with a RoboJob Pallet-Load. Tridelta Magnetsysteme and Gedro Metaal use a Pallet-Load on an Integrex i-250H ST.
Can a CNC machine run unmanned at weekends?
Yes. At Fijn Mekaniek Nelissen, a RoboJob Turn-Assist finished a batch on Sunday without an operator, and the changeover to a new, smaller series on Monday went quickly and smoothly.
Which aerospace suppliers in the Benelux use RoboJob?
RoboJob automates CNC machines at EN 9100-certified suppliers such as Fijn Mekaniek Nelissen in Tongeren and KMWE in Eindhoven. See CNC automation for aerospace manufacturing.